Going Back To Uni Just For Monster Hunter

I’ve been out of graduate school now for about six months. Never thought I’d be going back so soon, let alone for a video game. Tonight at 6 PM, Capcom kicks off Monster Hunter Tri University — a community event designed to get people up to speed on the new Wii game. You know how…

Microsoft Kindasmashes Natal Launch Rumor

Microsoft’s U.K. boss dismissed a report last week that Natal will be ready to go in November 2010, saying claims of pricing and available shipments were based on inaccurate rumors. Neil Thompson, the U.K.chief, told GamesIndustry.biz that “We’re still very much in the baking on Natal and there’s a lot of things to get decided…

Rumor: No More Heroes Coming To Xbox 360, PS3 [Update]

Grasshopper Manufacture may finally be making the leap to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with a new No More Heroes game, rumored to have been revealed in the latest issue of Famitsu magazine [Update – yup, it’s in there] And that’s about all we know at this stage, other than a supposed title, No…

The Many Looks Of Lara Croft

Once again, we have an amazing collection of artwork from The Design Inspiration to share with all of you. This time, the subject is Lara Croft, Tomb Raider. Now, I dig Tomb Raider. But after Zero Punctuation’s brutal review of Underworld, I’m started to feel mighty uncomfortable about all the animals Ms. Croft knocks off…

Cleaning out the Cache tends to help the locking up or stuttering. #daynote

Holy Satire! Mass: We Pray Promises Church Gaming From Home

Supposedly Boston-based Prayer Works Interactive announced its Mass: We Pray church mini-game compilation today, a smart send-up of religious-themed gaming, complete with motion-sensing Cross Controller and wireless Kneeler accessory. I mean, this is a joke, right? Yes, it must be. Playing Sign of the Cross, Holy Water-sprinkling, Collection-taking and Holy Communion-offering mini-games may sound like…

Xbox Going Down

To: Luke From: Crecente My consoles are working overtime these days as I work to review games, play games for judging and sneak in a bit of relaxation gaming on the side. Today my Xbox 360 started to show signs of wear, locking up four times in about two hours. Three of those times was…

BioShock 2 Box Art Emerges From The Depths

2K Games’ Cult of Rapture has revealed what you’ll be faced with when picking up a hard copy of BioShock 2 next year, a Big Daddy giving a Little Sister a box art-worthy piggyback ride. A healthy dose of glowing eyes and a different Big Daddy suit will help differentiate the sequel to 2007’s BioShock,…

Reviewer: Opportunity To Review New Tony Hawk Early Limited To Three Hours On A Saturday

Game publishers are under no obligation to provide access to games early so that reviews can be online by launch. For big titles, usually they find a way. Sometimes, one reviewer found with the new Tony Hawk, it’s complicated. Here’s Giant Bomb‘s Jeff Gerstmann, one of the most respected and tenured reviewers in the gaming…

Valve Bumps Up Global Left 4 Dead 2 Dates, UK Infected By Friday

Due to “high demand,” Valve notes today on the official Left 4 Dead blog that it has moved forward street dates for its new zombie apocalypse survival sim, resulting in a “coordinated worldwide release.” Well, except for you, United Kingdom. But there’s some good news, UK gamers. And this is it. “The good news is…

Nintendo May Have More Metroid Prime Primed For DS

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption may have wrapped up the GameCube-to-Wii trilogy, but fans of first-person adventuring in the suit of Samus Aran may be able to look forward to future Prime games. Nintendo’s Kensuke Tanabe, overseer of all things Metroid, tells the UK’s Official Nintendo Magazine that the company is “always planning to make new…

A Letter From The God Of War Team

As seen on page 2 of the instruction manual for the PlayStation 3’s God of War Collection.

The Mass Effect 2 Box Art Saga Continues

Well, it appears that the Mass Effect 2 box art that we foolishly assumed was limited to the game’s European release is coming stateside. The official Mass Effect web site has unveiled the game’s final box art. Finally. It appears that this largely reviled, totally not final version of Mass Effect 2’s cover was nothing…

How Space Combat Works In Star Trek Online

We’ve spent more than enough time telling you about how ship combat works in Star Trek Online – now it’s time to show you. We’ve been harping on the space combat in Star Trek Online for quite some time, and now Cryptic gives you a look at what we’re so excited about. It’s possibly the…

Testing Ubisoft’s “Frequent Flyer” Rewards Program With Assassin’s Creed II

Over the weekend, a dead option offered through my PlayStation 3 copy of Assassin’s Creed II went live. “Uplay” now works, the latest attempt by a publisher to tie its games together. If nothing else, it improved my Assassin’s experience. Yves Guillemot, the head of the Ubisoft, described Uplay at an event in New York…

Enter to Win a Copy of Evangelion 1.01 You Are (Not) Alone

Evangelion 1.01 You Are (Not) Alone is the rebuild of the ground-breaking anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. Send us your real-life casting ideas for Shinji and Rei (Pitt/Jolie?) to [email protected] (subject: “Evangelion”) to enter. [Rules. Contest ends Friday, Nov. 20.] Imagine having Dr. Frankenstein as your father. Your classmate and fellow pilot is a partial clone…

Activision Announces Sledgehammer Games, New Home To Ex-Dead Space Leads

Publisher Activision officially announced today the formation of Sledgehammer Games, the Foster City-based, Activision wholly-owned game development studio headed by ex-Visceral Games leaders Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey. Yes, the folks responsible for last year’s brilliant Dead Space. The ex-Visceral duo, who jumped ship from EA to Activision this summer, are reportedly working on an…

Be Social During The Free Xbox Live Weekend

Microsoft is inviting Xbox Live Silver members to try out the newly-launched Facebook, Twitter, and Last.FM for the Xbox 360 during the upcoming Free Xbox Live Weekend. Between the new social features, the upcoming season of 1 vs 100, and Halo Waypoint, there’s a lot happening on Xbox Live that you can’t participate in without…

Nintendo Dissatisfied With Sales Of Some Games, Dates Vitality Sensor Showcase

During my recent conversation with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, I asked for updates on Nintendo’s MotionPlus and Vitality Sensor technologies, but before that we wound up talking about a common Nintendo fan complaint. Fils-Aime and I had been discussing the shorter hype cycles Nintendo has been using for games such as The Legend…

PlayStation Europe Product Manager Chimes In On PS3 Cross-Game Chat

PS3 firmware 3.10, announced last night by Sony, does not appear to bring oft-requested cross-game to the console that only does everything. But according to comments from the European version of the PlayStation.blog, it’s too early to give up hope. When asked about the feature, PlayStation Network product manager James Thorpe wrote “I wish I…